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D.A. Irsik

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Deb Irsik has worked in the beauty industry for over twenty-five years and owned and operated Makin' Waves for the last twenty years. She is a Kansas girl and shares her life with her husband, Mike and children John and Emily. Deb is a member of The Kansas Authors Club, and Emporia Writing Group. “It is my hope that my books will encourage young people to hold on to values and faith as they navigate their teen years.” ...more

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D.A. Irsik I don't engage. I have not really dealt with writer's block. I just do something else until I think of the next chapter.
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I don't engage. I have not really dealt with writer's block. I just do something else until I think of the next chapter.
I also write poetry and sometimes I find it helpful to find prompts about other subjects to start the creative juices.(less)
D.A. Irsik Connecting with readers. I recently had the opportunity to visit a class of middle-grade readers and it was awesome. The best reward is seeing your bo…moreConnecting with readers. I recently had the opportunity to visit a class of middle-grade readers and it was awesome. The best reward is seeing your book find it's intended audience. Their questions were great and I felt uplifted by the response to my characters!

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I am currently working on a novel with an amazing writer and mentor, Hazel Hart. We are writing a novel about a dynamic and courageous woman from a bygone era.

Zephie Zane is ninety-two years old and reflects on her years as a soap Queen. She not only starred in All My Loves, but also produced and co-wrote many of the episodes. Zephie’s journey began during a time when women fought t

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Eternal Deception by Jane Steen
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easy reading even when dealing with sensitive subjects

I feel like the author deals fairly realistically with some of the issues faced in this period of history and find that much of the trauma is still prevalent today.
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Thirst by K.L. Barron
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I just finished the book Thirst, by K.L. Barron. This book will wring you out and open your eyes. It is a novel that reveals a disturbing truth about human nature. The author deftly plants the reader in the middle of the relationships, and you fall i ...more
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More Than an Attractive Face by Sandra Lou Taylor
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Perfect summer Read!

This is a well presented view of romance and the dawning of Women who wished to be more than ornamental! I look forward to the next book in the series.
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Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff
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Frog Joy by Beth Gulley
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Beth has a way of saying so much in so few words. She is a daring poet and addresses everyday issues without pushing her agenda.
It's like listening to your own mind and daring to put the words on the page.
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“Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.”
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“I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.”
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“There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking dinner for someone she loves.”
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“Something has spoken to me in the night...and told me that I shall die, I know not where. Saying: "[Death is] to lose the earth you know for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth.”
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“What I had to face, the very bitter lesson that everyone who wants to write has got to learn, was that a thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript one hopes to publish.”
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